Effect of load/unload process on friction/stiction and durability of head-disk interface

Microsystem Technologies

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 409-418

  Tambe, N S ^a   Bhushan, B ^a  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; DURABILITY; SIGNAL SYSTEMS; STICTION; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

HEAD-DISK INTERFACES (HDI);

MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE;

EID: 0036750487     PISSN: 09467076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00542-002-0248-9     Document Type: Article

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